(un)Studying God: Finding God in the Barren Land

Theology is the practice and study of God, as shared above, but our discoveries are the fruit of that study. Fruit can rot, get old, and die. We need new fruit, [even] at the risk of leaving some of the old fruit behind. There were thousands of years of scholars, linguists, historians, anthropologists and archaeologists who came together to piece together information about Jesus, God, Torah and the New Testament. A lot of our theology is [the] fruit of their labor. A lot of what we know about God derives from their discoveries. But what about the undiscovered country? What about what lies beyond all those fields of study? What about the gaps in between those studies? Is God there, stripped bare of all that we have to offer him? Can God still be found in the barren land?

Screwtape 2010

I was scrolling through my Twitter feed this morning and found this post by Neil Cole, over at Cole-Slaw, shared by Adam Lehman. It’s both brilliant and troubling. Great job, Neil. Cheers! —— My Dearest Wormwood, If you want to make sure that the enemy’s people are relegated to obscurity, lead them to believe that [...]

Don’t Screw This Up

by David Gill of Gay and Evangelical fame The words of the title still echo in my ears.  I’d been called to my previous pastor’s office over the contents of my December 1st blog post, simply because a couple of people had forwarded the post to him.  These individuals hadn’t understood fully what I meant in [...]

With Luck, the Mainline Church Will Be Dead

by Jason Derr Mainline Death With any luck the mainline church will be dead shortly. As a person who came to faith in the Non-denominational evangelical church and continued in faith in the Mainline Protestant/Liberal Theological tradition this is not an easy thing for me to say. But the truth is that across the board [...]

Gardens of Our Own Making: A Different Adam & Eve Story.

by: George Elerick Desire longs for a less mediated reality. – Anna Smith Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart. — David I have this old pair of shoes. The other day as it was pouring down with rain (as it does in England!) I found out [...]